World War II Art History Series. Volume 6. Arrogant and Aggressive

Author: Edited by the British magazine "War Illustrated", translated by Yin Hongtao et al.
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This exquisite series compiles all current World War II materials for re-publication, becoming the most comprehensive and vivid publication in history to document World War II. "The Illustrated History of World War II," Volume 6 covers events from the summer of 1942 to the late spring of 1943, numbered from issue 131 to issue 155. This volume is arranged in order of the importance and drama of the events, marking a significant change from previous historical documents. At the beginning, it introduces the misfortune of the Eighth Army in Libya—the fall of Tobruk, a setback no less stimulating than the earlier defeat in Singapore. During the retreat to Egypt, the army was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, even a sense of impending doom. However, as the book records, this was just the darkest hour before dawn. By the middle of this volume, the Eighth Army had regrouped and swept across Rommel's line at El Alamein, driving him and his Afrika Korps out of Egypt, out of Cyrenaica, out of Tripolitania, out of the Mareth Line, and all the way to the far reaches of Tunisia. This was led by a general whose name would soon spread around the world. It was a great victory, worthy of future generations to read about his deeds. Many years later, people can still draw endless strength from the heroic deeds of the "Desert Army" — an iron force led by the fearless Montgomery and the wise Alexander; of course, there was also the equally heroic First Army. They achieved a stunning victory in Tunisia. This is also the conclusion of this volume. Although this volume dedicates much attention to the of the European theater, the authors do not ignore the theaters in other continents as scholars did 20 years ago. After all, it was a world war. This volume fully documents the bloody battles at different scales on the Asian, Australian, American, and major oceanic battlefields. Then, there is the supremely glorious Battle of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union's war history, which occupies a crucial position in this volume. The authors of this book also spare no effort to record, truthfully, the fearless heroism of the Soviet soldiers.